Ready for use
1. Switch on the Stimulator and Grinddock.
Check that both are charged, see Fig. 1,
Photo A, icons 2 and 3. Make sure that
there is contact between Grinddock and
the Stimulator, see Fig. 1, Photo A,
icon 2.
2. Connect the electrode to the Stimulator.
3. Place the electrode on a flat surface.
Remove the short plastic liner from the
gel pad. Place the gel pad with the
recesses over the three terminals. Remove
the long plastic liner from the gel pad.
Check that there is no gel left on the
liner.
4. Place the electrode with the gel pad
directly on the skin. It is important to
ensure that the skin is clean and dry.
The electrode must be placed over the
temporalis muscle on the temple as shown
in Fig. 1, Photo B. You can locate this by
placing a couple of fingers on your temple
and biting down – you will feel the muscle
bulging out.
5. Attach the Stimulator to your
nightclothes using the clip, or hang it
around your neck using the safety cord
supplied. The safety lock must be at the
back of your neck. Switch on the Stimulator
by pressing Stimulator button for 1 sec.
Blue LED will flash once and stay on for a
few sec. (On status is then indicated by a
short blue LED flash every 30 sec. and by
Grinddock Fig. 1, Photo A, icon 2 active).
6. Check that there is good contact with the
skin. You must see a minimum of three
bars in the contact icon, see Fig. 1,
Photo A, icon 1. The electrode must stick
to the skin along its entire length so that
all three terminals maintain good contact
with the skin.
7. The electrode is now correctly placed and
you can start calibrating GRINDCARE
(see page 6).
8. Before use, GRINDCARE must measure
how much you grind your teeth. Find out
more about this baseline function in the
section on configuration (see page 8).
GENERAL INStRUCtIoNS
Charging
Grinddock and the Stimulator must be charged at
least once every five days. Place the Stimulator in
Grinddock (the Stimulator can only be charged
when the electrode is disconnected). Connect the
charger to Grinddock, as shown in Fig. 1, photo C.
Set GRINDCARE for charging in the stand.
Grinddock
When Grinddock is switched on, the display
shows the “Activate” icon.
Levels on menu 1:
The middle button allows you to make selections
(OK, or enter). The two arrow buttons allow you
to scroll through the options. Pressing the right
arrow button takes you to the next menu entry.
Pressing the left arrow button takes you back to
the previous level. Holding down the left arrow
button will return you to the start.
Switching off GRINDCARE
Hold down the middle button to switch off
Grinddock. Switch off the Stimulator by pressing
the on/off button for 3 sec. (until blue LED
switches on, then release button). The Stimulator
will also turn off automatically if left unused or
without electrode contact for 10 min.
Activate
Data
Config
Electrode
On/off,
OK button
Grinddock
Stand
On/off button
Stimulator
B
A
Figure 1: Usage Photos A, b and C
1
2
3
C
1
indicates the contact between the electrodes and
skin - a minimum of 3 bars is required for adequate
performance.
2
indicates the Stimulator battery charge and
whether the Stimulator is docked or not. The battery symbol
is only visible if the Stimulator is switched on.
3
indicates
the Grinddock battery charge.
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